Accident Victim’s Kin Can File Appeal If Insurance Company Exonerated Of Liability: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court directed an insurance company to compensate a woman’s kin for her death in a vehicular accident despite the driver’s license having expired on the ground that an expired license wouldn’t make him an “unskilled driver.”Justice Shivkumar Dige set aside the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal’s order exonerating the insurance company of any liability owing to the expired driving license. The court further upheld the original claimant’s right to appeal in such a case. Section 173 of...

Plea In Kerala High Court Challenges Special Court's Order Directing State To Produce Documents In Brewery License Case

A plea has been filed in the Kerala High Court for quashing the order issued by the Court of Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram seeking the production of documents by the State Government, in relation to the brewery allotment corruption case.The case pertains to the alleged graft in the issuance of brewery licenses by the previous administration of the ruling party. Approvals for breweries were allegedly given to three distilleries but it was revoked after the opposition...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Retired Major General VK Singh's Plea Against CBI FIR Over Publication Of ‘Classified Information’ About RAW In 2007 Book

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea moved by Major General (retired) V.K. Singh against the FIR registered by CBI alleging that he published some classified and secret information about Research and Analysis Wing in his book authored in 2007 after his retirement. After retiring from service in 2002, Singh published the book titled 'India's External Intelligence- Secrets of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)' in June 2007. An FIR was then registered by CBI after which a complaint and...

'Why Can’t You Take It As Patient Hearing?' : Kerala High Court Asks Petitioner Who Alleged Sitting Judge Hears Limited Number Of Cases

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved for order the petition filed by Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy alleging that Justice Mary Joseph of the High Court has curtailed the number of cases listed before her bench to only 20 matters a day, when other judges have 100 matters or more listed before them everyday. When the matter came up for hearing before Justice PV Kunhikrishnan today, he asked the Petitioner, “Why can’t you take it as patient hearing by a judge? Some judges may dispose the case...

Punishment Without Proper Identification Directly Impinges Personal Liberty: Madras High Court Sets Aside Conviction In Robbery Case

While setting aside the conviction of a man charged for robbery, the Madras High Court emphasised on the need for Test Identification Parade. The court highlighted that punishing a person without proper identification will directly impinge his personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. "There is no question of identifying an accused person on assumptions and it involves a very important right guaranteed to any person under Article 21 of the Constitution of India ...

Amend S.377 IPC To Punish Sexual Intercourse With Dead Bodies: Karnataka High Court Recommends To Centre

The Karnataka High Court has recommended the Central Government to amend the provisions of Indian Penal Code or bring in new one, for criminalising sexual intercourse with dead bodies. A division bench Justice B Veerappa and Justice Venkatesh Naik T observed, “It is the high time for the Central Government in order to maintain right to dignity of the dead person/woman to amend the provisions of Section 377 of IPC should include dead body of any men, woman or animal or to introduce a...

ITBP Force Rules | Army Court Not Recording Plea Of Guilt In Words Used By Accused Vitiates Proceedings: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Quashing a Summary Force Court (SFC) proceedings against a Constable of ITBP, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has said that since Army Rules are mandatory in nature, it is imperative that Army Court shall record the plea of guilt in the words used by the accused or as nearly as possible in the words used by the accused, as violation of this mandatory requirement will vitiate the trial, conviction and penalty. A Court of Justice Mohan Lal was hearing a petition whereby the Petitioner...

Rape On Woman's Dead Body Will Not Attract Section 376 IPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that sexual assault on the dead body of woman will not attract the offence of Rape punishable under Section 376 of Indian Penal Code. It thus acquitted a man of rape charges for committing sexual assault on the dead body of a 21 years old girl, after murdering her.A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice Venkatesh Naik T partly allowed the appeal filed by convict Rangaraju @ Vajapeyi, thereby setting aside the conviction under Section 376 of the Code....

Delhi High Court Restrains Over 100 Rogue Websites From Streaming Sony's 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse'

In an interim relief to Sony Pictures Animation Inc, the Delhi High Court has restrained several rogue websites from posting and streaming the upcoming film “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse” and “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse”."Defendants 1 to 101, as well as all others acting on their behalf, are restrained from posting, streaming, reproducing, distributing or making available to the public, on their websites, or through the internet, in any manner whatsoever, any cinematograph...

Orissa High Court Criticizes Special NDPS Court For Denying Bail Despite Production Of Accused After More Than 24 Hrs

The Orissa High Court has criticised police for showing lackadaisical attitude in not producing before the Court some persons arrested under the stringent provisions of the NDPS Act, within the statutory period of 24 hours. It also rebuked the Special NDPS Judge for not granting bail to them despite such delay.While terming the detention to be ‘illegal’ and in violation of constitutional provision, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra observed,“Finally, by referring to the ground...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea To Bring Back 'Arikomban', Says No Allegation Of Neglect Against Authorities In Tamil Nadu

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by Sabu M. Jacob, the President of the 'Twenty-20 Party', and the Managing Director of Kitex Garments, seeking safe translocation of rogue elephant 'Arikomban' back to Kerala.The pachyderm was earlier translocated to Periyar Tiger Reserve for allegedly foraging into the human settlements in Chinnakanal area, However, as per reports the elephant moved close to human settlements in Tamil Nadu leading to issuance of an order by the Chief...

Telangana High Court Judge Calls For Action Against 2 Telugu News Channels For Airing Views Aimed At Tarnishing His Image

In the order granting anticipatory bail to the Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy in the Vivekananda Reddy murder case, the Telangana High Court judge Justice M. Laxman said that certain attempts were made by "selective media to thwart and derail judicial process" and tarnish his image by airing views of certain persons "of their choice with conscious knowledge of their antecedents to intimidate, to threaten and to damage my reputation by personal attack."Justice Laxman said attempts were made...